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KMID : 0358419940370071476
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Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1994 Volume.37 No. 7 p.1476 ~ p.1481
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A Case of Fetal Cystic Lymphangioma
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양관철
박영권/강재열/정지학
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Abstract
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This is a case report of a large bilateral cystic hygroma in a fetus that was suspected by ultrasonography and was confirmed by postpartum examination. Fetal cystic hygromas are congenital malformations of the lymphatic system appearing as single
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multilobulated fluid-filled cavities, most often about the neck. The cyst walls are lined with a single layer of flattened endothelium supported by a connected tissue stroma. The fluid within the cyst is serous, being clear or straw-colored and
occasionally blood-stained.
They are believed to arise from the failure of lymphatic system to communicate with the venous sytem in the neck. They often progress to hydrops and cause fetal death.
The mother was a 26 years old multigravida and denied any exposure to infection or drugs during the gestation. The baby was induced after the 18 weeks gestation and the fetus weight was 1 pund.
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